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Boosted by jwz:
michelestrider ("Michele Feltman Strider") wrote:

No, I don't want to read a transcript of your podcast.

I want to read a four-to-six paragraph article written by a journalist and edited by an editor.

Boosted by jwz:
nocontexttrek ("Star Trek Minus Context") wrote:

#StarTrek

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CowboyWho@libranigans.com ("Cowboy Who?") wrote:

@wendynather @pluralistic from @existentialcomics https://existentialcomics.com/comic/19

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jarulf@mstdn.social ("Jarulf") wrote:

#Surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism #Google #Amazon #Apple

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Videos of the talks at #VotingVillage 2025 (held at @defcon 33) are now up on our YouTube channel! Here's a full playlist of all 20 talks:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLltrHIXltfGLotq79TBgIK9QK4O29Z2FF

I think I'm supposed to tell you to "like and subscribe", but really, just enjoy.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
masukomi@connectified.com wrote:

TIL They Might Be Giants believes "Gender affirming healthcare 🏳️‍⚧️ saves lives"

This is a screencap from a video that just got posted of them.

#transgender

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
FediThing@chinwag.org ("FediThing 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@hamishtpb @Eeveecraft

One thing I'd say is that PeerTube now is MUCH better than PeerTube in 2020 for example.

Back then if you wanted high quality videos on PeerTube there was pretty much nothing except Linux tutorials and some good vloggers like @ChrisWere

Finding reliable well-run instances was hard and hosting your own required technical skill.

Now there is a much wider range of topics (https://social.growyourown.services/@FediVideo/114506411010977913 for hand-picked examples), good well-run instances to join, and non-technical managed hosting at entry-level prices.

PeerTube still has a very long way to go, but it's made good progress recently.

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

We're fostering some kittens and it's really important to make sure they have enrichment activities, for them, and because it's just really darn cute

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ratfactor@mastodon.art wrote:

Yay, @Curator just dropped a new Silly Art Prompt!

"Dream House"

#DreamHouse #SillyCuratorPrompts

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

I was able to get to the lab this morning, with my wife's indispensable assistance!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/22/an-exciting-friday-morning/

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
helenmclaughlin@makertube.net ("Helen McLaughlin") wrote:

"Buttercups" digital painting time lapse

https://makertube.net/w/fbJ4cMvGB68srJ1EQK5pYv

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

After giving up on several slow, buggy LanguageTool extensions for Emacs, I gave in and tried Harper, and it is so much better, at least compared to LT's free version—much more like Ulysses' "revision mode," but considerably faster.

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

Today I learned that regular expressions have a size limit and you get a “regular expression too large” error if you go over it.

Still trying to find some definitive documentation on what that size limit is in v8/latest Node.js.

#web #dev #JavaScript #regularExpressions

adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële") wrote:

I have built an online version of the #smolweb validator

https://smolweb.org/validator/

(it does not check all the things I would like... always under improvement).

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

How does Jillian Michaels get ANY airtime? She has no qualifications in anything.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/22/slimy-underbelly-2-jillian-michaels/

Mastodon wrote:

We were delighted that @andypiper from the Mastodon team was the featured keynote speaker on day 2 of #FrOSCon this year.

Andy spoke about the importance of the #Fediverse and of decentralisation in order to preserve digital freedom and sovereignty.

https://media.ccc.de/v/froscon2025-3408-decentralising%5Ffreedom%5Fopen%5Fsource%5Ffor%5Fsovereignty

Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
fixatedpersonsunit@aus.social ("Tingo") wrote:

Keep this extension on Chrome as a reminder to never use Chrome.

ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕") wrote:

Joke's on you website, as a Lynx user, I am shown 100% less advertising when reading articles.

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
dgar@aus.social ("Dgar") wrote:

Interviewer: What would you say is your greatest weakness?

Me: My honesty.

Interviewer: I don’t think honesty is a weakness.

Me: I don’t give a fuck what you think.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DrALJONES wrote:

Christian Zionist ICJ judge, Julia Sebutinde says she is "standing with the Lord " in the genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel.

She says she is under a religious duty to stand with Israel in the case.

Her position breaches the ICJ's duty of impartiality.

The ICJ can use special reasons to prevent a judge from sitting in a particular case. This ought to be one such special reason.

https://zeteo.com/p/the-lord-is-counting-on-me-to-stand

#JuliaSebutinde #ICJ #EuroPol #USPol #ChristianZionism #GazaGenocide .

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
buercher@tooting.ch ("Matthias Bürcher") wrote:

Famine set to be officially declared in Gaza for first time by UN-backed group
A famine is set to be declared in Gaza by the international body responsible for monitoring world hunger.

The Guardian understands that the report will declare that the threshold for famine has been reached in Gaza City, in parts of the south and central areas of the territory but not in the north, where data is insufficient.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/22/famine-benjamin-netanyahu-palestine-gaza-israel-war-latest-updates?CMP=Share%5FiOSApp%5FOther

jwz wrote:

Gonna need all nerds of conscience to declare a complete moratorium on using 0xDEADBEEF in favor of 0xACAB8647, which has identical endianness and visual-repetition properties.

2896922183 is, while not greater than, superior to 3735928559.
https://jwz.org/b/yktu

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:

Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says
Australia’s biggest bank regrets messy rush to replace staff with chatbots.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/bank-forced-to-rehire-workers-after-lying-about-chatbot-productivity-union-says/?utm%5Fbrand=arstechnica&utm%5Fsocial-type=owned&utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
pkirn ("peter KIRN") wrote:

Today is a day of action for Palestine. Here's eight hours of sounds and music, including some from a few long-time friends of the site, plus resources to apply pressure in ways that could change the situation on the ground.

https://cdm.link/listen-to-8-hours-of-sound-dedicated-to-palestine-and-act/

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Aseelsehwel@mas.to ("Aseelsehwel🇵🇸") wrote:

🔴I still need $19🔴

Every Tuesday, I ask for your help to feed my family. We need $500 each week for my family of 6. Every single dollar makes a real difference If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing — it might reach someone who can help. Thank you so much for your continued kindness and support. Here’s the donation link and our full story 👇
https://chuffed.org/project/138285-help-sehwel-family-with-their-medical-treatment

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DrALJONES wrote:

Analysis: "The BBC hides truth about Israel's genocide -- again"

"The BBC keeps failing to report Israel's actually stated genocidal intent."

It did not report Israel’s leaders explicitly stating their actual motives -- over & over again.

"The BBC whitewashed a genocide."

https://www.owenjones.news/p/the-bbc-hides-truth-about-israels

#UKPol #BBC #EUROpol #USPol #GazaGenocide #Netanyahu #BBCCensorship @palestine .

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DrALJONES wrote:

Smotrich: "The Palestinian state is being erased from the table, not with slogans but with actions."

"Every settlement, every neighbourhood, every housing unit is another nail in the coffin of this dangerous idea."

"The time has come to forever put the idea of dividing the land on the back burner & ensure that.. the hypocritical leaders in Europe will have nothing to recognise.”

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-approves-e1-settlement-smotrich-says-palestinian-state-being-erased

#DisplacementReplacement #USPol #Europol #PalestinianState #illegalSettlements .

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
NouranKhaledGh ("Nouran 🍉") wrote:

All we dream of is simple normal life.

To wake up in the morning safely, have a cup of tea with our family,
then go to schools, universities, and work, and meet our friends.

To go out with our friends and sit in quiet places.

To walk in the streets of our city without any fear.

To eat healthy food every day.

Everything I mentioned became unachievable dreams in Gaza.

Please donate for my family in the link in the bio :underheart:

#gaza #palestine

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
GeriatricGardener@mstdn.social ("Geriatric Gardener") wrote:

@DrALJONES

What are the Israelis gonna train Brit soldiers to do? Genocide? Murdering children? Setting up field stations to feed refugees so they can be gunned down?

Any thoughts @UKLabour?

aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:

They love genocide so much they want to learn all the tricks from the experts.

#UK #israel #elbit #genocide #Palestine #Gaza #abjectMoralFailure https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/115066599044642567